We knew Alan Wake 2 was going to look good following its appearance at the PS Showcase earlier in the year, but we didn’t expect it to look quite this good. While there are few surprises in this first footage – it’s very Resident Evil, to be honest – the absurd level of visual polish on display is extraordinary, and the gameplay’s looking pretty tasty, too.
Perhaps the best news of all is, as we know, the game is coming out on 17th October – that’s just a little over four months away. We’re sure we’ll be seeing a lot more in the lead up to launch, but in the meantime, feel free to feast on this first gameplay showcase. Looking good, innit?
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I thought this looked great. Survival horror is a perfect fit for this series.
An Alan Wake game where only 50% of the game has Alan Wake 🙄 Yeah it looks amazing visually and as a big fan of Alan Wake and Control i shell get this Day 1 but i can't say i'm thrilled that Alan Wake barely feels like the focus of his own game.
Looks great, probably will be good, but it comes out 3 days before Spider-Man 2 and with no physical copy. An easy pass for the foreseeable future, but I do hope it turns out to be good as I'm a fan of Remedy and would still play it down the road if it gets really cheap or eventually gets a physical release from somebody.
@WallyWest Sam said you can play exclusively as Alan if you so desire almost until the end.
The fact it comes out days before Spider Man is no problem to me. I love Remedy; I thought Control was absolutely brilliant and (shock horror I know but) yet another superhero game doesn’t really fill me with excitement anyway. I’ll take this every time - it looks stunning!
I guess we'll get that Max Payne announcement for the Game Awards then.
@dschons Not really, this isn't a pick to play this part as Alan or the new character its a you play this part as this character. To ignore her sections is to ignore half the game, ignore Bright Falls and ignore half the story. She's as vital to the game as Alan is its just it appears the game let's you decide which "campaign" to focus on.
Imagine if in GoW18 it was revealed you're forced to play as Atreus for 50% of the game and Kratos barely appears in that 50%. This is what Alan Wake 2 feels like.
I really wanted to play it on release but Spidey 2 has the priority. Still hopefully I will make time for it before year ends.
The gameplay looks really good.the graphics is cool also.alan wake 2 is coming just in time for Halloween word up son
"First PS5 Gameplay Footage"
Except it had Xbox Game Pad Button Prompts...which means it was running on a PC or an Xbox (more than likely a high-end PC). 🤷♂️
The moment the demo opens up on the FBI agent in the woods it felt like a resident evil game. Good direction for this. Will definitely pick up.
Wouldn't say it was jaw-dropping but it'll be interesting to see how it does with Spidey around the corner too.
Looks good but tbh not jaw dropping at all.
no disc no sale for me
@geordie197 They better release this
I already preordered the game after the Sony Showcase, but I’m really excited to see where the title goes. Remedy seems pretty confident in it. I’ve loved almost every game they’ve made, so this could be the gem in the rough for me in the second half of the year.
I was seriously impressed by the gameplay, definitely going to be pre-ordering Alan Wake II.
@arsmolinarc If you're referring to the Max Payne 1 & 2 remakes, I wouldn't expect news on them until sometime next year.
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